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Loyal gop partisans who never, ever, gave President Barack Obama any semblance of basic decency, let alone a shred of bipartisan support, are out there lamenting the refusal of Democrats, many Moderates, and all of us Progressives to “Give the … Continue reading →

A few days before New Years, I flew out of Los Angeles International Airport to Seattle. WA. I quickly and easily passed through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening without question, incident, or any form of extra scrutiny. This week … Continue reading →

Over the past few days, there have been several stories in the news about absolutely miserable people, some stories being widely disseminated and discussed, others not much. These stories involve politicians currently holding high offices, politicians who formerly held high … Continue reading →

Lifelong republican and legal icon Lawrence E. Walsh died last week. Lawyer, federal court judge, and Deputy Attorney General, he worked for and served at the behest of gop and right wing interests, but he was not a demagogue, and … Continue reading →

Part II, Domestic Rule in the 2010s (Read Part I first.) Massive propaganda efforts disseminating outright lies and the effects of Gerrymandering have solidified gop rule in many US states, and republican state governments, unfettered by any burden of viable … Continue reading →

Part I, Foreign Affairs in the 1950s Decades before we had the pervasive evil of dick cheney forced upon us, there was john foster dulles, and his evil “twin”, allen dulles. Moderate republican President Dwight Eisenhower did a lot of … Continue reading →